The Power of Compassion
How to develop compassion and offer perfect service to others.
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Teachings
Practicing Bodhicitta (Audio and Unedited Transcripts)
How to use depression and other problems to develop the good heart
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Compassion and Bodhicitta > Bodhicitta
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Chenrezig Mantra (Audio and Unedited Transcripts)
An explanation of the meaning and benefits of reciting OM MANI PADME HUM. Karma and purification are also discussed.
Topics:
Buddhist Practices > Tantra and Deity Practice
Chapters:
The Nature of Mind; Meeting the Guru
Karma: Motivation and Results
Results of Negative Karma
Negative Karma (con't); Dharma Motivation; Benefits of OM MANI PADME HUM
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Mahamudra Teachings and Medicine Buddha Teachings (Audio and Unedited Transcript)
These teachings were given in June 2008 at the White Eagle Conference Center in Crestone, Colorado.
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Day One Part A: Searching for the I; Why We Suffer; Why We Need to Practice Dharma
Day One Part B: Positive Attitude; Taking Care of Yourself; Dedications
Day Two Part A: Benefits of Compassion; Three Types of Suffering; Dedications
Day Two Part B: Tantra Mahamudra; Decorating True Existence
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Chanting the Names of Noble Manjushri (Audio and Transcript)
A commentary and oral transmission of Chanting the Names of Noble Manjushri (Ārya-mañjuśrī-nāma-saṅgīti). His Holiness the Dalai Lama advised continuous recitation of this prayer for a few months, for the swift return of Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s reincarnation.
Topics:
Buddhist Practices > Tantra and Deity Practice
Chapters:
Chanting the Names of Noble Manjushri: Commentary and Lung
Chanting the Names of Noble Manjushri: Lung Only
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Kopan Course No. 35 (2002): Audio and Unedited Transcripts
Excerpts from teachings given by Lama Zopa Rinpoche at the 35th Kopan Course.
Chapters:
Introduction and Motivation
The Need for Lamrim in Daily Life
Questions and Answers; Benefits of Holy Objects
Thought Transformation at the Time of Death; Identifying the Object to be Refuted
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Kopan Course No. 33 (2000): Audio and Unedited Transcripts
Audio recordings and transcripts of the first five lectures by Lama Zopa Rinpoche at the 33rd Kopan Course.
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Day 1: Introduction, Purpose of Meditation
Day 1: Emptiness of the I, Oral Transmissions of the Heart Sutra and Diamond Cutter Sutra
Day 2: The Nature of the Aggregates, Emptiness
Day 2: Emptiness, Oral Transmission of the Diamond Cutter Sutra
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Kopan Course No. 33 (2000): Audio and Unedited Transcripts, Continued
Audio recordings and transcripts of Lectures 6-10, given by Lama Zopa Rinpoche at the 33rd Kopan Course.
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Day 6: How Things Appear to Exist from their Own Side
Day 6: The Emptiness of the I: Not One-ness With Aggregates, Not Separate From the Aggregates
Day 6: What Exists is Merely Imputed by Mind
Day 7: Merely Labeled by Mind, Bodhicitta Meditation, The Kindness of Mothers
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Kopan Course No. 29 (1996): Audio and Transcripts
Teachings on patience, bodhicitta, and reincarnation from the 29th Kopan Course, 1996.
Chapters:
The Kindness of the Enemy
Benefits of Bodhicitta
Reincarnation: First Beliefs and Q&A
Reincarnation: Proof and Q&A
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Kopan Course No. 28 (1995): Audio and Transcripts
A transcript of teachings given by Lama Zopa Rinpoche at the 28th Kopan Course, along with audio recordings of Lectures 1-3 and 6-9.
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Kopan Course No. 28 Index Page
Lecture One: Compassion
Lecture Two: The Tantric Path
Lecture Three: The Compassion Buddha's Mantra
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Kopan Course No. 14 (1981) Audio and Unedited Transcripts
Excerpts from Lama Zopa Rinpoche's teachings at the Fourteenth Kopan Course in 1981.
Topics:
Path to Enlightenment (lamrim) > Kopan Lamrim Courses > 1980s
Chapters:
Lecture 1: Qualities of Dharma and Teachers
Lecture 1: White Tara
Lecture 2: Manjushri; Why There Are Different Aspects of Buddha
Lecture 2: How to Remove Suffering; Emptiness of the I
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Basic Philosophy of Buddhism (Audio and Unedited Transcripts)
An outline of the Buddhist path, excerpted from the 41st Kopan Course.
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Introductory
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The Kindness of His Holiness the Dalai Lama (Audio and Unedited Transcripts)
A teaching about the kindness of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, given prior to a refuge ceremony at Amitabha Buddhist Centre, Singapore
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The Kindness of His Holiness the Dalai Lama
The Kindness of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, continued
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Teachings from the 45th Kopan Course
Tenzin Ösel Hita gave these Dharma talks during the 45th Kopan Course, November 27, and December 07, 2012.
Topics:
Path to Enlightenment (lamrim)
Chapters:
First Discourse: Dharma, Samsara, and Q&A
Second Discourse: The Five Senses and Love
Second Discourse: Q&A
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Satisfaction and Challenging Your Limits
This Dharma talk includes a question and answer session, where Ösel discusses his experiences as a monk and his vision for how to benefit others in the future
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Introductory
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